יִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּ

𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋𐤅

pâlal

they-pray

To intervene or intercede, primarily by verbal address to a higher authority; to pray or make a petition, especially directed toward a deity. The word can indicate the act of judicially interceding, deciding, or arbitrating disputes, but in most biblical occurrences, it denotes speaking to the deity with a request, petition, or supplication. The semantic range includes petitionary prayer, intercessory prayer, and formal appeals for divine intervention, as well as, in limited contexts, forms of judicial decision or argumentation.

H6419

2 Chronicles 6:21 · Word #8

Lexicon H6419

Lemmaפָּלַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤐𐤋𐤋
Transliterationpâlal
Strong'sH6419
DefinitionTo intervene or intercede, primarily by verbal address to a higher authority; to pray or make a petition, especially directed toward a deity. The word can indicate the act of judicially interceding, deciding, or arbitrating disputes, but in most biblical occurrences, it denotes speaking to the deity with a request, petition, or supplication. The semantic range includes petitionary prayer, intercessory prayer, and formal appeals for divine intervention, as well as, in limited contexts, forms of judicial decision or argumentation.

Morphology HVti3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phrasethey-pray

SIBI-P1 Translation H6419-29

they intercede

Morphological NotesVerb, Hithpael stem (reflexive/intensive), imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Hithpael stem expresses reflexive or engaged action, here denoting that they involve themselves in acts of mediation or petition. "They intercede" preserves the root sense of intervening or appealing to a higher authority while reflecting the 3rd person masculine plural imperfect form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

they pray

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleChanged from 'they intercede' to 'they pray' as the context of prayer is straightforward supplication rather than formal intercession; SILEX supports both.